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  • matefrio

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    [FONT]Knife Rights’ bipartisan Texas Knife Law Reform Bill, HB 1935, that would repeal the ban on ALL “illegal knives” in Texas statutes, has passed out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee by a unanimous vote and is now headed to the Calendars Committee. HB 790, the other knife law reform bill that only repeals the ban on daggers, also passed out of the Committee.

    https://kniferights.org/legislative...ghts-texas-illegal-knife-repeal-bill-hearing/[/FONT]
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    …..(6) “Illegal knife” means a:
    (A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
    (B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown;
    (C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard;
    (D) bowie knife;
    (E) sword; or
    (F) spear.
    (7) “Knife” means any bladed hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person with the instrument.
     
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    I'd spear hunt hogs. Then use a dagger to shave the hair. Bowie knife to quarter the carcass. Roman sword to cut the brush out for an easier meat haul.

    But someone, somewhere will get frightened. Then the 'Tools' revert back to 'Illegal knives'...

    "Illegal Knife" is a term for an unapproved "Tool".
     

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    I'd spear hunt hogs. Then use a dagger to shave the hair. Bowie knife to quarter the carcass. Roman sword to cut the brush out for an easier meat haul.

    But someone, somewhere will get frightened. Then the 'Tools' revert back to 'Illegal knives'...

    "Illegal Knife" is a term for an unapproved "Tool".

    You can do all of that legally now. ;)
     

    Hoji

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    As amended it will put criminal liability on any minor in possession of a knife with a blade over 5.5 inches unless they are on their own property or in a vehicle unless the possession is being directly supervised by a parent or legal guardian.

    Your kid is in scouts and using a machete and you are not there , potential criminal charges on kid.

    Your kid is helping out with a church sponsored cook out and using a knife over 5.5" to cut brisket and you are not there, that is a potential criminal charge for your kid.

    Your kid gets a job after school in a kitchen....


    The left side of the aisle amended a good bill into a steaming pile of shot because of a hysterical reaction to a nut job stabbing people on UT campus.

    I have called and emailed the governor's office and asked that he veto it.

    Maybe in two years it can be reintroduced as it was originally written, but I suspect it will be signed.
     

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    I have been kind of following this and have a question. How are kitchen knives treated now? I am looking at the enrolled text and never really thought about it until now. The bill makes knives with a blade over 5.5 location restricted, but it seems like before that they were illegal knives. So how is a kitchen knife not an illegal (soon to be location restricted)? I think this goes even further than issues with the scout trip example. What about culinary arts programs in schools? What about the kitchen at a bar? Has this always just been something that was ignored in the past?

    Why can't they just make laws that say "if you are committing another offense"?

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    Hoji

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    Another thing it does is make it illegal to possess a knife over 5.5" in a restricted location. If these restricted locations are not posted 06/07 it would still be perfectly legal to carry your handgun, but a 5.75" knife could catch you a charge.
     

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    I'm wondering how it would mesh with the change to the CC/OC laws last year that exempted a licensed CC/OC from certain knife laws.

    Considering that knives are arms not unlike handguns and long guns, it gives cause to wonder why the STATE believes it has the right to regulate any of them...
     

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    thequintessentialman;1612632 said:
    I'm wondering how it would mesh with the change to the CC/OC laws last year that exempted a licensed CC/OC from certain knife laws.

    Considering that knives are arms not unlike handguns and long guns, it gives cause to wonder why the STATE believes it has the right to regulate any of them...
    Using logic in regards to legislative issues will give you headache.

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    TheDan

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    I have been kind of following this and have a question. How are kitchen knives treated now? ... Has this always just been something that was ignored in the past?
    The absurdity of the law has been pointed out before... The analogy I've always heard was that if you host Thanksgiving at your house and have one of your guests carve the turkey, then they just committed a felony.
     
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